Homosexuality doesn't cause physical illness, it doesn't cause or spread AIDS or HIV. Irresponsible sexual behavior does that, regardless of the gender of the partners.

Heterosexuals get HIV and AIDS, too, and currently at a much higher rate than homosexuals.

It also doesn't cause confusion, unless, of course, a heterosexual parent hasn't taken the time to learn how to educate their children about it and answer their questions responsibly.

Same-sex marriage will not erode the structure of society. It can only serve to strengthen society when two people, who are committed to each other, take a vow to remain together forever. The gender of the two people should not matter.

Canada has been recognizing same-sex marriages for months. Their societal structure hasn't collapsed. They haven't fallen off the planet or been struck down by God. Their lives have gone on uneventfully.

My partner and I have been in a monogamous, committed relationship for 16 years. My own heterosexual parents couldn't make it to 10, my father marrying three times during his lifetime. My heterosexual sister has been engaged three times and married twice.

We also own a home together, we mow the lawn, clean the gutters, barbecue with the neighbors, work and pay our taxes. We go out to dinner occasionally and haven't gone out to a bar in maybe five years.

The fact that we lead very boring, average, middle-class lives is probably what scares most people, because we are just like you.